Lecce

    • 8-8-19
    • 17th in Italian Serie A

    Lecce

    SOCCER

      Christian Pulisic back in XI as Milan win, keep Inter in sight

      United States forward Christian Pulisic returned to the AC Milan side today, who beat relegation-threatened Lecce 1-0. Niclas Füllkrug scored his first goal in nearly a year to give his team what could be a crucial win. Milan cut the gap to Serie A leader Inter Milan back to three points. Inter, which had also struggled against Lecce midweek, won 1-0 at Udinese on Saturday. Füllkrug joined Milan on loan from West Ham on the opening day of the winter transfer window in Italy. The 32-year-old Germany forward hadn't scored since April 5, against Bournemouth in the Premier League. He ended that drought in the 76th minute, less than three minutes after being substituted on for Pulisic. Alexis Saelemaekers ran onto a long pass from Matteo Gabbia down the right and then put in a cross for Füllkrug to head into the bottom far corner. Pulisic had had two of Milan's best chances before coming off but the US international was denied by two great saves from Lecce goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone, who also pulled off a number of other fine stops. Lecce slipped into the relegation zone, below Fiorentina on goal difference.
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      AC Milan players celebrate after scoring a goal against Lecce in Serie A.
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      2025-26 Serie A Standings

      TeamGPWDLGDP
      Internazionale352645+5182
      Napoli352177+1970
      AC Milan3519106+1967
      Juventus3518116+2865
      Como3517117+3162
      AS Roma3419411+1961
      Atalanta3514138+1555
      Lazio35131210+551
      Bologna3514714+149
      Sassuolo3514714-149
      Udinese3513814-347
      Parma35101213-1742
      Torino3511816-1941
      Genoa35101015-840
      Fiorentina3481313-737
      Cagliari3591016-1337
      Lecce358819-2332
      Cremonese3561019-2628
      Hellas Verona3531121-3320
      Pisa3521221-3818

      2025-26 Team Leaders

      Italian Serie A

      19

      Lameck BandaM #19

      4
      Matches29
      Assists3
      9

      Nikola StulicF #9

      3
      Matches32
      Assists0
      29

      Lassana CoulibalyM #29

      3
      Matches30
      Assists1

      Rankings

      Italian Serie A

      Goal Difference
      -23
      17th
      Goals Scored
      24
      Tied-19th
      Assists
      17
      17th
      Goals Conceded
      47
      14th

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